Home / 177,249.20-265,873.80-52,590.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 177,249.20, 265,873.80 and 52,590.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 177,249.20, 265,873.80 and 52,590.20 is: 78,885.30

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    177,249.20 : 265,873.80 = 52,590.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    177,249.20/265,873.80 = 52,590.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    177,249.20x = 265,873.80 × 52,590.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    177,249.20x = 13,982,356,316.76
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 13,982,356,316.76/177,249.20
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 78,885.30

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.50) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.